A number of times on this blog we’ve highlighted the plight of skilled people who have been allowed emigrate to New Zealand to fill jobs that are on skills shortages lists but have been been unable to find work. Now we’re hearing of school classes being cancelled due to a lack of teachers and, as…
Tourism Auckland was swift off the mark to attempt to cash-in on an episode of America’s Next Top Model that aired in America last night. link The show, which was shot in Auckland, was screened to 3 million viewers in the States. This morning Tourism NZ issued a press release “Auckland takes centre state in…
Continuing in our series of Migrants’ Tales, first hand accounts of the migrant experience in New Zealand taken from locations around the net. Today’s tale is taken from an emigration forum. In it the British author (living in North Shore, Auckland) who is still in the ‘honeymoon stage,’ tells of how difficult it has been…
Australia’s recent budget announcement that employers’ pension contributions will be increased from 9 to 12% and corporate tax is to be cut from 30 to 28% is set to spark off an increase in the already rising rate of migration of Kiwis across the Tasman Sea. Calls have already started for New Zealand to match…
The Taranaki Daily News is carrying a story about an amazing little girl who phoned police whilst a gang of robbers held a gun to her Dad’s head. Just look at the ages of the thugs responsible – the youngest was only 14, not much older than the girl herself. Police managed to catch them…
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